Hi so I just bought a used 2020 himiway step thru and am looking for help with some upgrades. I would like to upgrade to hydraulic brakes and I need help on new tires. I know current tire size is 26x4. What is the smallest size tire I can get on that rim? Any suggestions? Thanks for any help. Any other suggestions?
Himiway step thru hydraulic brakes and small width tires?
You can upgrade your brakes to a "hybrid" hydraulic system. Basically you swap the mechanical brake calipers with hydraulic brake calipers. That way you can still use the existing cable runs, cable levers and brake sensors. The hydraulic brake calipers have fluid inside them and 2 pistons so technically you should achieve more stopping power. It's a cheap and quick solution.
Here's a video about it:
You can put smaller width tires on your rims to a certain extent. @biknut managed to put 2.5" wide tires on an ebike that came with 4.9" wide tires without any issues: https://ebikesforum.com/threads/ebike-with-interchangeable-tires-fat-and-regular.2563/post-21607
Here's a video about it:
You can put smaller width tires on your rims to a certain extent. @biknut managed to put 2.5" wide tires on an ebike that came with 4.9" wide tires without any issues: https://ebikesforum.com/threads/ebike-with-interchangeable-tires-fat-and-regular.2563/post-21607
